Neighbor on alert shot in arm

STOCKTON — A 66-year-old man was shot in the arm while trying to protect his neighbor’s home on Sunday night, police reported.

The man was watching his neighbor’s home in the 1400 block of South California Street while they were away and was alarmed when he heard the dogs barking at 11:21 p.m., police said. He went into the neighbor’s backyard to find Christopher Gray, 18, in the yard, police reported.

Police said the man asked Gray to leave the backyard and followed him out front. Gray punched the man in the face and held a small gun to his head, officers said. The man pushed the gun away from his head and heard a shot. A second shot hit him in the right forearm.

Police said they were able to find Gray a few blocks away on San Joaquin Street, where he was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.